A pragmatic evaluation of the theory of information ethics

Ethics and Information Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 279-290

  Siponen, Mikko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Agency; Computer ethics; Information ethics; Moral agency

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

AGENCY; COMPUTER ETHICS; INFORMATION ETHICS; MORAL AGENCY; NEW THEORY;

PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

EID: 47349111449     PISSN: 13881957     EISSN: 15728439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10676-005-6710-5     Document Type: Article

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